Medicaid expansion means North Carolina's working poor can go to the doctor for free. It also means billions in new federal funding for hospitals.

After 14 years, billions to flow as 600,000 qualify for Medicaid insurance in NC

More than half a million North Carolinians now qualify for Medicaid 

Students are reported for possession of non-firearm weapons about 20 times as often as they are for firearms. But schools are still relatively safe places, and many crime statistics in schools have been improving for years, experts say. 

Easy to conceal, harder to detect: Knives more prevalent than guns in schools 

School lockers 

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Nash Square Coverage

Raleigh recently unveiled a new habitant of Nash Square -- Berkeley the Squirrel.

Check out Berkeley, the giant wooden squirrel in Raleigh's Nash Square

Berkeley the Squirrel at Nash Square

One of Raleigh's iconic oak trees cam down Thursday as onlookers gathered to say their farewells to a tomorrow, and the process promises to be a spectacle that will disrupt downtown traffic.

Iconic oak tree in Raleigh comes down

Raleigh's iconic tree coming down

The city of Raleigh began cutting down a 150-year-old tree in Nash Square that holds many memories for residents.

A 150-year-old oak tree in Nash Square is a favorite spot for pictures, but city officials say it has become a safety hazard and it could be felled.

Will iconic Raleigh tree in Nash Square be uprooted?

Residents fear Raleigh tree will be cut down

Those who pass the 150-year-old tree in Nash Square are concerned about the city's plans to cut the tree down. 